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TIGHT SPLIT [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weightlifting
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Split jerk instructions.... Inhale and position chest high with torso tight. Keeping pressure on heels, dip body by bending knees and ankles slightly. Explosively drive upward with legs, driving barbell up off shoulders. Drop body downward and split one foot forward and other backward as fast as possible while vigorously extending arms overhead. The split position places front shin vertical to floor with front foot flat on floor. The rear knee is slightly bent with rear foot positioned on toes. The bar should be positioned directly over ears at arms length with back straight. Push up with both legs. Position feet side by side by bringing front foot back partway and then rear foot forward. Return to shoulders and repeat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Haltérophilie
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Halterofilia
  • Acondicionamiento físico y culturismo
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Record 2 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Plywood
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

Split situated in an outer ply the edges of which have come so close that there remains only a hair-line crack visible on the surface of the plywood. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

closed split; tight split : terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Contreplaqués
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Fente dans un pli extérieur, dont les bords se sont rapprochés jusqu'à ne plus laisser apparaître qu'une fine trace sur la face du contreplaqué. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

fente refermée : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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